At 08:47 PM 12/3/2001, John Reddick wrote: >work. Turns out the switch was fried. The motor bearings were trashed by >dirt/age causing too much current draw. A perfectly normal blower draws 12 amps at high speed which is too much for the circuit (which also has wipers on it) and the switch. Solution is to use the high position as control lead for a relay fed by a new fused circuit. > Luckily, the $20 dollar fan switch Bus Depot sells 'em for $5, in case you need another... >jumped in and saved the day by melting, sacrificing itself for the 10 cent "Transistors fused against the worst, protect the fuse by blowing first!" david
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